Entries have been opened for the maiden edition of Honourables’ Cup, an inter-state male soccer competition, which will be staged by the Offa Local Government Areas chapter of the Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON). The competition will be sponsored by Kwara House of Assembly member representing Shawo/Eesa/Igoodun Constituency, Hon. Engr. Abdulwaheed Gbenga Yusuf, popularly known […]

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick has restated the Federation’s support for, and endorsement of, the Nigeria Pitch Awards as the seventh edition of the glamorous awards has now been scheduled for the month of November in Asaba, Delta State. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday, Pinnick extolled the assiduity, creativity and […]

Every single country in Africa has applied to FIFA to access a grant through the world governing body’s Covid-19 Relief Plan. Formally approved in July, the FIFA fund is making US$1.5 billion available to its 211 member associations and six Confederations. On Wednesday, FIFA announced that it believes the coronavirus pandemic has cost the global […]

For the Wali (the traditional Chief Law Officer) of Ilorin, Alhaji Shehu Usman Mustapha, we need not wait for our heroes to pass on before celebrating their greatness. The man, who was named after the famous founder of Sokoto caliphate, Sheikh Usman Dan Fodio is still an active participant in community development, a service that […]

President of Nigeria National League (NNL) Club Owners Forum, Abdul Sule has stressed the need for clubs to embark on fans’ education regarding observing Covid19 safety measures. Sule who stated this on Saturday while featuring as Guest on Brila FM noted that playing football may be challenging in the face of financial challenges occasioned by […]

Clubs participating in the 2020/2021 season of the Nigeria National League, (NNL) have been requested to submit to the Secretariat of the League body, their preferred venues for home matches on or before the 23rd of September, 2020. Such home grounds, the NNL asserted, must be safe and appropriate and should meet the facility requirements, […]

Port Harcourt based sports journalist, Fisayo Dairo was the guest of Journalists Hub, Sports Journalists Forum (SJF) on Thursday night in the Personality Interview segment. Dairo has been a professional in the media industry for the better part of the last fifteen years and currently works for a Nigerian sports website aclsports.com. ‘Pasito’, as he […]